How Mercedes turned around its turbulent first WEC season
Few could have expected Mercedes to end its first World Endurance Championship with a podium, but Maxime Martin, Lin Hodenius and Martin Berry’s second-place finish in the Bahrain finale was no fluke.The venerable Mercedes-AMG GT3 was among the pacesetters in the field all weekend, both in race and qualifying trim,Continue Reading
JA on F1 podcast: Lando Norris world champion – Proves nice guys can finish first!
We have a new Formula 1 world champion, Lando Norris. He held his nerve in Abu Dhabi to finish on the podium, which is all he needed to do to become one of only 35 drivers in history to win the F1 world championship.It’s a proud moment for Autosport too,Continue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia’s slump “all in his head” amid Marc Marquez pressure, says veteran team boss
Outgoing Tech3 team boss Herve Poncharal believes Francesco Bagnaia’s 2025 MotoGP struggles were rooted largely in psychological factors, saying a “lot was playing in his head” during the year.Two-time MotoGP champion Bagnaia was expected to mount a fierce challenge against Marc Marquez as the pair teamed up at the factoryContinue Reading
Bagnaia’s slump “all in his head” amid Marquez pressure, says veteran team boss
Outgoing Tech3 team boss Herve Poncharal believes Francesco Bagnaia’s 2025 MotoGP struggles were rooted largely in psychological factors, saying a “lot was playing in his head” during the year.Two-time MotoGP champion Bagnaia was expected to mount a fierce challenge against Marc Marquez as the pair teamed up at the factoryContinue Reading
F1 Academy adds Silverstone and Austin to 2026 calendar
Silverstone and Austin are two new additions to the 2026 F1 Academy calendar, which comprises 14 races split across seven rounds.The all-female single-seater series helmed by Susie Wolff will stick with 14 races across seven race weekends for its fourth season in 2026, all on the support programme of theContinue Reading
F1 practice sessions on sprint weekends can be extended if red-flagged
Formula 1 2026 free practice sessions during a sprint weekend will be extended in the event of a red flag in order to help ensure teams receive enough practice time.On sprint weekends, teams only get a single one-hour practice session on Friday morning before heading straight into sprint qualifying forContinue Reading
FIA changes IndyCar’s superlicence points allocation
The FIA has released a new superlicence points allocation for IndyCar ahead of the 2026 season.IndyCar’s points allocation had been a point of contention for years, with many in the series’ paddock believing it was not generous enough.As was the case previously, the top 10 finishers in the IndyCar championshipContinue Reading
FIA shares final details of 2027 WRC regulations
The FIA has today confirmed the final elements of the World Rally Championship‘s new technical regulations, which will come into force from 2027.The 2027 regulations, originally unveiled in December last year, are designed to be more affordable and flexible in a bid to attract new manufacturers and teams to theContinue Reading
Verstappen says he didn’t lose 2025 F1 title in Spain, but could he learn from Norris’ attitude?
Looking at the maths of Max Verstappen’s 2025 Formula 1 season, from a certain point of view, is damning.On the one hand, he achieved a remarkable recovery, from 104 points down on championship leader Oscar Piastri with nine grands prix remaining to just two points away from newly crowned worldContinue Reading
What Fourmaux and Solberg learned from 2026 Monte Carlo test
Preparations for the 2026 World Rally Championship began in earnest last weekend just a matter of days after Rally Saudi Arabia brought the curtain down on the 2025 campaign.With the opening round of the 2026 season in Monte Carlo a little more than a month away on 22-25 January, ToyotaContinue Reading